Irish Naval Service

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The Lé Samuel Beckett, an Irish Naval Service patrol vessel, detained the Portuguese boat approximately 200 nautical miles south of Fastnet Rock. Photograph: Irish Defence Forces
Portuguese fishing vessel detained in Irish Waters

A Portuguese-registered fishing vessel was detained in Irish waters by the Navy Service on Thursday. The Lé Samuel Beckett, a Naval Service patrol ve(...)

The LÉ Eithne in the Mediterranean. Photograph: Irish Defence Forces
Number of refugees Irish Naval Service rescues in Mediterranean plummets

The number of refugees Irish Naval Service vessels rescued in humanitarian operations fell from 7,029 in 2016 to 1,888 last year, after a change in po(...)

Irish naval service personnel with cocaine seized from the Makayabella’. Photograph: PA
Ninth man in British gang jailed for €300m cocaine run

A ninth person has been jailed for his part in a plot to smuggle almost €300 million worth of cocaine into the United Kingdom only to be foiled by the(...)

A migrant is helped to disembark from the Irish navy vessel LÉ Niamh in the Sicilian harbour of Palermo. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters
Migrant crisis: LÉ Samuel Beckett to replace LÉ Niamh

The Irish Naval Service will extend its involvement in humanitarian rescue missions in the Mediterranean, it was announced today. A report presented (...)

113 migrants are rescued by the Irish Naval Services vessel LÉ Eithne on Saturday, June 5th. Photograph: Irish Defence Forces
LÉ Eithne arrives in Italy with 399 rescued migrants

Irish Naval Service vessel the LÉ Eithne arrived at Taranto Port in Italy at about 8am on Monday after rescuing 399 migrants in the Mediterranean. It(...)